1519-1525 Lakeview Boulevard Condominium Ass'n v. Apartment Sales Corp.
Washington Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtOwens, J.
— The petitioners challenge the constitutionality of RCW 4.16.310, the builders’ limitations statute, on grounds that it denies equal protection of law to various classes who are excluded from asserting the statute as a defense. This statute barred the petitioners’ claims against the contractors involved in this case. The Court of Appeals concluded that the statute did not violate the equal protection clause of the federal constitution or the privileges and immunities clause of the state constitution. We agree and affirm the decision of the Court of Appeals.
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In 1988, the Apartment Sales…
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